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triori mwk VOL XXI. ONTARIO. MALUKU, COUNTY, OKKOON. TilXJKHDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1917. NO. I! Me B TEAMS READY FOR RED CROSS DRIVE RHIHTKBN (oMMirn:i:s to GOV- JBH MHTIIM I WITHIN TIIK ONTARIO CIIAITI Rf JIKIMHT10V GET YOUR SERVICE HAG Kveryonc In.'"! In I. .In for IRIH Campaign UpW for Hnake Hlvrr District Is l.mil Set by Campaign Manager, A. I.. Cockruin Heady for the signal that will start ,,,,., ()11 ,,,,,. .n,her r right-.. ,. committee working nn.l.r the dlrwUra Of c .impale,, Manager A. I. . kriim will lUrl the Ited Otom caristn nasi Monday m.rnlns aforo Christina eve ha. gritted Mr. Coakrou aajnaata to hart It i lr.toi Red I t ' r In aWjtwm Malheur i .mm. wltl In tha terrl'orv ,,,, , Nysra will organize ' 'rW l' IttH aaatloa under Ih, dlr -Hon ol lr J. J Surann and Mra. "rank Hall. fJayMl ' "" work In Ika IHa H-n I wMa I rlfekoa I Mr frew N organ will ' dlt'Mln II... commutes li the Kln-I ""m i cross Pbrlatmaa" and 'Kvcry Man ami Woman a Hed , cross Member'' art .he combined1 slogans tlw.t will spur the worker. With the team In lha lower end i mentioned ahoved tin- following learn. will cover the district No i Mra It Baa, Miss M. Dunbar and Mr. Fler. Work irom Baal elt) limits to rtrat Mr. McWllllaiua. Mra. Frank Drap Mra. J. A l.iu'k Col railroad, woi k. lag I to t lif limits. Trim. No Mr ,',l", Johifon. Mr Dunn and Mra V III Raaaa Work aile) View School Hl.irli i Team No 4 Mrs. C. I and Mrs Herb St. wart Work the Orange s far North "' ., Mr. Mrtllll and Mr. Frank llaidn,.,,, Work North,'" " " """"" Vaey VI latf rail mad track '',e,c will he ah.,,,. ,.,,. or tweni, Team H Mrs John Weaver. ve suits oulMhl. week The Mra W W Hon.. rdon and ' PMP ''f W "-"""1 ' "" m irlhnleil the iminev for the v.rn. Mra. Keefe. Work .Norm oi mn running eaal and win, by J. Weavar'a Team No. 7. Mrs. Chas. Tbom- usiiaandMrs McCarly. .... . Team No 8. Mlaa Pansy Muitei and Mrs lluffman. nelll. llienl Team No. . H Work White w Swagler Work Head Ox Flat Team No. 10. Mrs. Human and Mra. Fortler Work eaat of Virtue to railroad north of California Ave Team No LI. Mrs J It Hlai k .i.. Ur. .... siuuie. aim mr. i.t-u .treet we.t Chrl.lenseii Wurk Virtue I., tlramee anrtb to Colorado Ave Koine No. II. Mra. Cockrum and Mra. Weeae. Work north of Calif ornia Ave to Washington mreet, to west railroad. Team N ' " MrH Frarer, adn Mra. Chambers Work Washington Ave. North lo ld city limits Team No. 14. Mra. Mil Mra. Uleeu. Mrs Billl'ig.ley and Mis Wood Work wc.-t ..I King at) from Washington North t old cily limits Illinois .treat. Team No. IS Mr.. Van I'etteii, Mra. McCoy and Mra Finney. Work Klverslde WOMEN SHOW CHEAT DEMAND TOR SEALS When Mr. W W. Letson .lid Mrs 14 O Drane, who had charge of the alle of Clirlaliua. Ued Cms. Seal. oumpleteJ llieir work la.t week iho knew for a certaiuty that Oularlo la; In the mtl u" nd ' and willing t aM " '' "' tuberculosis right In lust a few hours they sold all the teal, they had. ,la( , 111(,re and the Held was not blanketed at that. More than twloe the number of aeal. were sold this year that ware old laet aud before Christmas It la certain that the record will I sar- passed If you were miaaed before the supply was exhausted be sure to get some of the new stock received and placed oa sale g V IT. Lataon's Jewelry atore. STATE LIBRARIAN IS URGING FOOD SAVING Ml Cornelia Marvin, state libra rian ma) with the local library hoard evening at a meeting in whlrh Superintendent H. A. Douglass and Miss I.Mona ltadr of the Dm nee Department ware present. Plans were formulated for a food conservation campaign whereby the library will carry material to aid the I. '.ii keeper and the school and newspaper aaalat In the work. DOLE'S HOUSE COMING TO DREAMLAND MONDAY Henri li'sen' "A Doll'i Rotas" '" "lll U Intcnacly emotional l'"ur for devotee of Ihe arreen al tha lrenmlnnd theatre on Monday. H. I ,7' Ai"" "..roti.v Phillip win inter '"'' ""' l"1'' ' Nora HfcM, made IWBOWi p,, Ita stage hy Mr Flak. WMtoota, ki..,,- Muse and many Othar favorlto atara of the drama. Mary Hhaw. In "Hbost." ha led th n movement consistently through seasons past, and despite the vogue of tt.l ureal author II ha remained for BlaaMrd Photoplays, Inc. to bring "A """' '"." Ihe greatest of ns work, for the first lime to ih. screen. BOXES TO BE SENT BOYS ' QTIItilN THF WI1K 01 ILL, 111 NIL OIAILO A ineeUng of .Ike Honor Ouard Olrll will he held at the Library I hi. evening; fity-Hie purpose of com idetltig Hie boxes lo be sent the On tario soldltn .btcts a he are Mt III In Amprtc,- ; ' Hii'Yinr0 tnalerlal lo be placed In the boxes are urged to have them at the Library In time for the Bieetfoaj. ' HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES The knitted suits which the Homes tic Art class I making for the bojn o Homer Maddux. Kd Fraaer and ll..ii avl . a. j. ,. puI ilrii.nl finiii I Ini ' "wm "-'" " .,.,.. II.... !'.) h.M Hi I. ' - --s The high school student, and pupil, of the aeveuth and eighth r'"1"' -"l'- jff! morning wnen rwrgeani wens ...i.,i lo them of hi. many intereatlng ex perience, al the front Alter the talk Sergeant Wells Inspe. ted tin, Cmt"t Company and Ihv Irem In-, which tney are con.irucung on inn scIkmiI ground.. Ha also gave lha corps a few point, on liavouet fight ing. o LOST U UteUMUrlo High School a liasket nail nail. rinuer picas. ( ( h-oJ al, rewurdd by aeolng some good basket ball gum.--, when the teams get In I Hon O r Ontario High rWhool's spirit of patriotism wss well shefwn Friday ll(ti1( , ,(,,. ,,1,-turc .how given for the benefit of the lied Cros. A chor ua of high .(l.ool student, under the direction or Mlaa Heoge aang several aelectlons Those taking part ware: Viola llu.ted. Mary Meaaee. Gladys Kinlson. Helta Hill, Kruil V.ill Head on. Myrl Hingham. Mary Horvln. Helen Ml. mi. Claude Christiansen, I in i .11 How-er I lo 1 l-auibkin, W.u dell Holland. Ileruard Hailor, I'.ul McCulb.ch and Dwlght 6oa The glrla uilereeled ill basket lull '" ' Mr H1' ,00, Thursday """'" The maaagera and captalna of the daaa teams ware elacted and a practice .bedula was mad out. The problem of aetmrtng a hall la which " practice Is one that inaat be set- tied in the near fut,. K Kimball who baa for some time Ikh 'cd wltli the Pa Stales land ulflce at Vale paaaed thru Ontario Sunday evening anroute for Vancouver Barrack, in order that he might there offer his service to I sVm' bund, of "MM Cleansers " Mayor Proclaims Red Cross Week WHKIIKAS the American lie, I Cms, through It President, Honor able Woodrow Wilson, Ita Chairman, Honorable William II. Taft, 4 and the Chairman of It War Council, Honorable II P. Davison, ha called upon all loyal and patriotic ritlaOM of the United State to affiliate with ld organization by taking membership therein, and W1IKIIKAS the week of Deratnbcr 17-24 has been designated by the aforesaid as the time for membership affiliation, and WHrtHKAS the State of Oregon ha been assigned the quota of 240,000 member, being SO per cent ol II estimated population, and WIIKHKAH to fulfill Its quota It I necessary for every man and woman In Oregon to Join the American Hod Oroas, THKHKFOHK. I W K. Ilniuan, Mayor of Ontario, Oregon, do 4 hereby I'lUH'I.MM to all rltlsen of the Oft) of Ontario. Oregon, that It I a patriotic, duty Incumbent upon ench and nil of them to affiliate with the American lied Oraaa during the aforesaid week of 4 Herein her 17-4, to the f n) that the City of Ontario and the State Of Oregon may sustain our beloved nation and I he American Hrd Cross 4 to the full extent required Kvery man and woman III Ontario iim-i heroine a member of the American lied Cross during the week 4 nained to fiillll this patriotic obllgullou This proclamation by me Issued on Herein tier 12, 1917. Altewl: 4 C. M. Steam, Clly Kemrder W. F. Human, Mnyor. WATER COMPANY SAYS WATER IS HEALTHFUL Indicates If Heller That wucH are lo Illume for loipurltlrsi He- s. oda Notion l4i nilorloHe. i l n Ontario Water 4'opipany will loot attempt to purify Ita water aup- ply. Il claims that the wimple w 111. I, Its employee have taken, while they show trace, of Impurities urn not aufflcletiily h.id la T.."lrc purlflca ton In a letter to the Public Service i omini.slon of Orugon Vu' company t,r ihe t,'Mts rrf am- ii-li Us official, secured. Three do not square l a wldi raaaV i.in uiiii the raaalta obtalaa4 froai amples tjiloti B tlM 'lly hialtli of- pT II II Wi.ltlov. o, lo IT ,,i i, in- H i: L Molt, i or tiie stiii.. board ol health, dllTer ,,m. i d. id.illv marked, and new sump!. from all over the city are being taken In giving the resulla or Ita own taata th' "iipnn offblal. declared 'that since these taata allowed so .light ill and gaa form ing hacrill that hc would not install chlorine plants at till. time. SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE STUDYING NEWSPAPERS K. colli tirade l"nills Coinlilne Work In urii.il Kiciils" Will, Tlial of Willing I 'w I'reea a M.slluin To keep directly in touch with what la happening in the world the pupil, of I In- Seventh tirade room al Hie (irummar S hool taught by Mr.. . i Kox arc -iu.lv lug new.papers. They are not only reading Hie pa io Lain what Is happening, I, ill I hey are comparing the newsp.., lo learn from then, the differenl ways in which editor, write Hie uw. .ml interpret II are studying the ada lo see how the mercbanta tey prospective customer, what they have to offer, and thai Is not all they are writing -lorlea and edltorlala for themselves as part of their language study. Argus tlils week la printing m number column lli b story of Thanksgiving wrltteu by a pupil in I lie das. and from time lo tin. gong to let the readera of the. Argus know just what Ihe pupil, are doing .ml of what they are thinking hy presenting their beat offering. editor of the ArgUs a-. in..-, 'agreeably surprised at the clear, con manner in which the pupils wrote various compositions, while H uae of language also wa. astonishing to him. a no doubt it will be to many readers. . John lUssiimssen returned Friday from Montpelier where be waa called by the death of hi. father-In law , Mr. ' Stalley, who was one of tha oldest dive engineer. In tin- 0 service Mrs Ita.siuusaeu and child i, ained over for several days WAR TIME PROBLEMS Vale Men Come lo IMscu. "Cash anil Carry Home" IMan of I-'imhI Ad- iniiilsli slor Ontario and Vale retail grocer, and meal men met In Ontario Tuesday ... , .. . . evening ftir the purpose of discussing i -.?' i .. , i l- in i,....ir. Food Administrator It r lllcknell.a , ,, ,, ., i . . . "Caah and Carry Home program. , . .. ...... .. I in lliefiill. nn nil. -i -Bi iiih nil. i oulnion helwi'.- m the liter Chants. It I said that Mi. lueuitxiri ware bIhuii e.i,.i!l divided oti lha pjlaD While all wallli'd to " Adinlnlsiri.' .t pa4zva aj v merchants waul to install , it single dfllv.ri pat day plan Mr mesne,, s ,., ,- ,.. ,r , .. unless pain lor ,iv ini' cusicv The Idea Is to make a plat charge of five cents for culi delivery, be ii an order of .'.u worth ef gro ceries or a rake of yeast. The afcjaat of course Is lo .ill out Ihe .1 for more ,, led service Individually a large number of the local linn, have written Mr Hick neli declaring their Intention of ad option of the Ca.h and Carry Home I'l.l, ." It Is proposed to follow the government's request and do this on 'January I Two plan are offered to svold ..infusion and unnecessary work an .that men may be relieved for gov en, ment work' One I. to give the gro cery aud meat man a check on the first of each month for I lie approxi mate amount of the ,, ninth's pin Chases; the other Is lo give a thirty day note tor that sun, Ontario ui.'i discussing the problem ap parenlly favor Ihe cash plan The meeting here lir.il no ague ment so Messrs K A Fraaer and II c Hover and Frank Hade, w.ni c Thursday to discuss the siiun II. in with Mr III, km II Hay A II sou alien, led Hi.- recent aieetlnga In i'"'""- """ ' " "'' l'""1 ""'- chants Mr Hlckuell'a plan il.ill -stll.m li II. I Ihe Coin, ,, III... appolnled lii make the Christmas stocking. In which .11 will make ihelr offerings on Christ i mas eve for Ihe destitute Armenians and Syrians send out an appeal for material. Cretonne or other- niiinii stuff of bright color, whether Used in new i daalrad Plea ml Hl.er Saturday or Monday lo Mrs II II Iiilm y or to City Hall Ited Cros, MO CltOHh till isiltl t.HK Hid KMIII III H II 4 4)L HKNKIII I'lUM.ItAM 4 Hy more thai, $IU' the treas- 4 ury of the Ited Cross was ell- id ricbed by the Theatre Hem-lu 4 at In. auilaud last Friday even 4 lug The program of picture 4 god ii iialcal number waa en 4) Jove, I by the audience The 4 Kingman Kolouy nrdie-ira came frou, ihe lo,r end ol lb dlstri.t to lake pari and added to its . High 4) 4 Hchool i liorua. MU.r. Sinllh 4 and Conway alo made a hit a usual. lied cross ooatara worn b .' pit tureeiiue tou. h to Hie program 4 . . . fcfc ni.-.. .imJiinj, mrl Ontario would eapreaa at demnn.tratad n marked cliff flrencv nrjj Tctr.v, , ,, rTree in Hie following' RANCHER FOUND DEAD AT HOME WEST OF ONTARIO William M. House, aged 38, wa found dead at the house In which lie was slaying several mile weat of lha rin on Sunday. When he died l not known but presumably not not long prior to the dlacovery of the body. Heath being due to natural muses no Inquest wa neceary. Mr. Hou was horn In Clay conn ty Kentucky, ivtoher I, 1 H79 and came to Oregon In 1907 from Kan sas where he wa married In 1904. lie is survived by a daughter, two 'son, father, four brothers and three .inters who live near Arcadia Funeral service were held 'edtn - day from the Haptlst church liev c II Mlom officiating. liilcnnent wai made In the Ontario cemetry GIVE TO0SUFFER1NG IS CHRISTMAS PLAN Commit I n Municipal I'hrlslmas lleieises i In- I sunt l'ro(ram-ln- leail of Iteielvlng, Kverjone May (.lo I he committee which I. arranging the municipal Christinas tree at a ..... ung Monday evening decided to make (lie collection to he taken a l i r..r i ,.i,..r ,.r 1 1,., ,.M ii... '"I"' and Syrian clilldren who are starving , ' Rai II.iIi.ii II l.lvlngs:on one of . ih in in i f i aipregaad the con, mlttccs Idea of Ihu kind of i llo von want to he Hen fa clau at li'- Mifulclal' Cbrl.iaias. 1'rea on Irris, . I The preal- dtaLEJV1' ' ' '' ''a" r in Ihal cap. 1. il . I upon in put on the .nil and bring Christina fouf u thauntnA ia and Arimnla ilnli'l Want calld ol klllrk kaacka lliey want I" million in, hnndieil Ihousancl ArmenlaiiH and Syrians Hre daatltata, thousands starving each day. 'of the del .Mullens .nil iiersecut (f ,;,.,, TurkJaft army In weal- cm Asia. Tlnre are four hundred iliousand orphiius Tlielr parents have been mur.l.ied I'helr I ics desl i .,, e.l They hsve been driven from their native towns and provinces They ale holm less, lo. idles, helpleaa. The work being carried ou by Ilia American Committee of Armenian snd Syrian Heller has been in, I. tried l.v I're.l.lenl Wllsnn. hy act of Coin, re, and by (he leading men of Ika Allied Nations The people ,.1 Ontario are ssk-.l la make their Christmas gifts to 11,1s great cause. In conn... lion w,lh I he M , iniclp.il Christinas Tree gifts of money are Ii. h. ins. I. i..r Hi e rtdlef of Ihe War suf ferers of these lauds i man anil woiioin. every girl and hoy Is appealed to lo play Kautu Clans lo Ihe liuiiKrv orulians of Svr nd vrmcnla NIGHT-POLICE GOES TO TIGHT EOT) DEMOCRACY Mglil I', .11, email Jamea Conway who has guiiidcd i ne peace and wel fare of the riiueii- of Ontario has gone to tight lor demo. racy. Mr. Conway lelt Ontario Tuesd.) eveuln. and will proliaid) -.ek HPTsM In tin SI, nine, lie having had ih.mous mill , a member of im Cortland Naval l(.-.i.'s oiiiaiin will miss Jim tor his (.-nor v.... slug iiiani,.. In which I popular songs always made a I, II wilh local audi, i I till) ol III INKM .- wish ,.. aafwaaa aor ajajoart ,,ppi . laiion for the many kll,ll,cr- -Jiiiiii us by frn in! .no I neighbors in our sorrow for the ..f our lieloved iiusliand am! father, doth K. A Laavltt. Mr. I I l.i: Will aud family Mr ami kfn c c Uuller paiiied hy Ih .li daughter a, n their car Thursday from Vale laision Mullei Is now Sar gent in On I S. Army and I. same evening for camp Stevens. REQUEST CONGRESS FOR FINANCIAL AID lllltrCTOK.s Ol- IIMsltlV,S lltKK.V IION Ills I Kit I I KI ACTION I ccoi;i)M WITH HI ol I l I iMinti us BIGG AND MALLETT CHOSEN Committee fJlven I mil X.llournment of Congress to fteenre Oovernmcnt Monej-rrlTiile tlffer Was IVmllng At a meeting of Ihe due. tor of ih. u uruiHprlng Irrigation Plstrlct at Vain Tuesday n resolution was paaaed endorsing the request of the in." ling of landowner for g- ul aid for i In, projeci Judge on lt!i:,'s ,i,,l C V Malletl were named as the .ommlllee to present J the req it to the government fo- lll and Congress. It Is believed I men will .i.e. -pi the ap pointment Ihe due. I,,,. ,. further. They d.il.ire.l thai they would give lha loinmltlee until the adjournment ot Congress lo secure the i ion. This action was taken after a long ills, iisslnli of the situation with W. K I s. i: i . ., in. Hid. repraaeat lug Hie lainlow II devidopeil duilng Ihe disillusion thai the lale Inliii lllghv. when see v Of the hoard had negotiated Willi a bond hanker for the sale of the honils and that a private offer lo inn nun a an earne of good fain ii mad.- However Ihe !.' 'I .I did DOl I. -I' Itself , bound in this niter, which had bee ctlr.'lv informal, so decided In favor lot government uld who favored rovereaieat ..id .!. tared llial If ills p,, ,,t i .ing ress rata to aid tha project that a, il, I, I unite Willi lliose who disagree Willi tl and further every .11. .11 i aka a favorable snle of tha i, on, i to privatt ..pii.iiists. PENDLETON SEES HOW ONTARIO TEAM WORKS K, light-, of Columbus Initiator Hon- irnlr tblllly l tin- H.oind I'p III) -Work on IM I nodlilale Seven tired sleepy, hut otherwise responsible illUens reluiiod to On tario Monday noon from I', ndl. ton Tliey were nieinhers ol Hie degree team of Hie Knights ol Columbus and II,. t bad -I" e' Siinilav In H,e I ill. til ls capital for Hie purpos. ol demon stratilig to the gallic, lug of Kasi., ,i oiegoi, Knighls how to put on the third ,legi. I Judging In ihe f hai II H ITuniiv. on. oi ih. eieiiiher. w.s un it, mora ' liaa land la bgadMMT' i in--. I. I M . dn v isiiors did not do all i In- allowing. Ilov . ven Mi I inn . ,. ,..., ,e. a good thn ad, Hilling that II 1 a larg. In initiate al one sesaioll ineiuheih w In, made On- trip l.v I Inn- Ivi.u- P I t.allagh' I I i VI. . . i , ' C l. .,. i O Sinll I. lain. I'oliwa), it I Han SUPERINDUCED BY WORRY APOPLEXY CAUSES DEATH i Miss Manila Kl Isabel h i aged 41, who for several years has b. a '...a . k..p.'i fio i.er snuatn, II V PogtlUI mi the lioiil. , ,ii .1 ih., I I of apoplexy la. I Friday. The stroke Is believed to have been hasl, 4 thru worry ov.r Ho- i... i n.ti she had eaten some corn, which I she found it decaying, .he fed to chi. ken- w III, I ne i. -mil 15 out of 42 are said lo have tiled Funeral seniles wet. held at the ii ol Key. Karl llauna aud Mr I'millua look the hotly hack to Kansas for liiterrjieni ii ol Portland a few days with Mr and Mr. Hay tO eillhl III 11. heavy artillery d Ham's army